Teacher Licensing Requirements

Current law requires that:

• An applicant for a teacher license disclose all misdemeanor convictions, regardless of the date of conviction, except misdemeanor traffic offenses or traffic infractions;

• An applicant for an initial teacher license complete a program of preparation or an alternative teacher program; and

• An applicant for a professional teacher license complete an induction program.

The bill requires that an applicant disclose a misdemeanor conviction committed against an at-risk person or a child, regardless of the date of conviction, but does not require that an applicant disclose a misdemeanor conviction that occurred more than 7 years ago, unless it was committed against an at-risk person or a child.

The bill requires that the department of education waive the program of preparation and alternative teacher program requirements and induction program requirement for applicants with a minimum of 2 years of private school teaching experience in Colorado.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)